Other Featured Apps
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Tangrams XL – Free app to master those seven magic shapes
30 August 2010 11:15 AM | No Comments -
Mathmateer – can math practice be addictive?
30 March 2011 9:46 AM | 1 Comment -
Perfect Balance Harmony – a fun way to introduce some laws of physics
08 July 2010 3:20 AM | No Comments -
Stick Dog wants a Hamburger – what my child is reading.
10 September 2011 8:26 AM | 3 Comments -
Draw Something – fun family app – pictionary with a bit of spelling
14 March 2012 11:38 AM | No Comments
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Star Wars Pit Droids – surprisingly educational puzzler
Posted on June 1, 2012 | 1 CommentThese pit droids are pretty mindless. They can only follow instructions via tiles printed on the ground. It’s your job to steer them in the right direction. Yup – it’s another algorithmic thinking puzzle in the guise of a game! I had come to think […] -
Cargo Bot – introduction to algorithmic thinking.
Posted on May 29, 2012 | No CommentsCargo Bot is a great little game that has generated some buzz because it was developed entirely on the iPad. We’ll be looking into that development environment and how it might be useful for a kid to get introduced to programming later on. For now, […]